🏳️⚧️“A Body to Match the Mind” – From our Digital Collection🏳️⚧️
From the Times, 1966… Johns Hopkins speaks to the importance of transition ⚧️
Want to see the full digital collection for yourself? 🔗🌲in bio!
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives #johnshopkins #harrybenjamin
✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨
Ever wondered how big some of these scrapbooks are? Pictured is scrapbook one (left) and two (right). Swipe ➡️ to see our office assistant, Zac, holding one of the scrapbooks in the Special Collections reading room!
#Trans #Archives #UVic #ReedErickson #TransHistory
Did you know our 🏳️⚧️Archives are digital too?
Take a look at our NEWEST digital collection ✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨ These NINE scrap books, collected from 1966-1983 are ALL digitized!
🔗🌲 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives
Did you know our 🏳️⚧️ archives are digital too?
Take a look at our NEWEST digital collection ✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks ✨ NINE scrapbooks, fully digitized!
🔗 Link in bio to learn more
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives
American philanthropist and trans activist Reed Erickson, who provided millions in funding for research into trans identity and gender transition, was BOTD in 1917. #reederickson #transhero #bornonthisday
Reed Erickson funded medical research, advocacy organizations, and support networks for transgender people, at a time when resources were scarce and discrimination was rampant.
Celebrating #ReedErickson this #TransgenderHistoryMonth reminds us of importance of visibility, advocacy, &allyship
